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Fantastic 4 News
Serving Blaine, Grant, Hooker,
& Thomas Counties

April2017

CSA Office (308) 645-2267
Email: centralsandhills@unl.edu
Fax: (308)645.2288
Website: centralsandhills.unl.edu - for the latest 4-H news!

Grant County Sharpshooters Take Gold!
The Grant County Sharpshooters traveled to the Nebraska state 4-H Air Rifle Competition on March 19, 2017 in
Kimball, Nebraska.
Dylan Frye placed 1st in the 8-10 year old Air Rifle discipline and won the prone and standing positions with a total score of 446 out of 600.
Hope Brosius Placed 13th in the 13-14 year old age
division with a score of 454, and Emmett Hebbert placed 15th with a score of 430.
In the 15-18 year old division Chance Hebbert placed 3rd with a score of 536 and Ryley Johnson placed 4th with a 535, Wyatt Hebbert placed 5th with a 532, Alyssa Hampton placing 7th with a 518, and Brittney Emerson
placing 8th with a score of 515. These scores put the Grant County Sharpshooters on top for the gold medal with a combined score of 2121.
Several of the Grant County Sharpshooters also competed in the Precision Air Rifle competition with a perfect score being 400. Dylan Frye won 1st place in the 8-10 competition with a 262, Chance Hebbert placed second in the 15-18 year old division with a score of 366, Ryley Jonson placed 4th with a 355 and Alyssa Hampton placed 7th with a score of 323.
The Grant County BB Gun Sharpshooters also won State.
Summar Schaefer got a 100% in the testing part and received a medal.
Wyatt Hebbet finished 3rd with a 378, Jakob Schaefer finished 7th with a 370, Emmett Hebbert finished 12th with a 360, and Hope Brosius finished 20th with a 345 out of 27 shooters. In the 11-12 year old group Summar Schaefer finished 7th with a 354, Grady Fetch finished 25th with a 299. In the 9-10 year old division Keghan Schaefer finished 1st with a 366 and Dylan Fry finished 4th with a 354 out of 30 shooters. In the 8 year old division Aleeah Schaefer finished 7th with a 325 out of 18 shooters.
Grant County won the highest overall score with and without the test. These scores made the Grant County Sharpshooters eligible for the
National BB Gun Competition in Rogers, Arkansas later this summer.

Air Rifle Shooters: L-R Brittney Emerson, Chance Hebbert, Ryley Johnson, Dylan Frye, Wyatt Hebbert, Alyssa Hampton, Hope Brosius and Emmett Hebbert

BB gun shooters L-R back row: Summar Schaefer, Jakob Schaefer, Wyatt Hebbert, Hope Brosius, and Emmett Hebbert. Front row: Aleeah Schaefer, Keghan Schaefer, Dylan Frye, and Grady Fecht.

PLEASE contact Sue if you are interested in the CWF trip so fundraising can be planned. For more information refer to your March newsletter.

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April 2017

4-H Clover Chase: A Nebraska 150 Event
Celebrate all things Nebraska and 4-H through this unique
virtual scavenger hunt!
Between March 1 - August 15, 2017, Nebraska 4-H will be hosting a photo scavenger hunt for all 4-H members. Each participant who completes the chase will receive a commemorative water bottle and be entered to win a drone!
To play download the app by searching for Eventzee - Scavenger Hunts, use Event Code: NE4HChase
Complete the Challenges as listed in the app. Be sure to include your County Name and the 4-H Clover in each photo or post. Once your photo is submitted you will get points.
Each participant who completes the chase and collects 150 points will receive a “4-H Clover Chase” water bottle. Everyone who receives a water bottle will be entered into a drawing for a DRONE with video capability!

LIFECHALLENGE - Mastering 21st century skills
Each summer Sue takes a group of 4-H’ers on an exciting learning experience in Lincoln. Get some friends together and join Sue for the 2017 PASE/Life Challenge. You will work in groups on problem solving and presentation challenges. While on campus in Lincoln, you will also attend workshops and campus tours.
The Life Challenge contest will include challenges in three areas: Food & Nutrition/Design, and Child Development, and Clothing and Textiles.
This year PASE/Life Challenge will be held June 26-27. Central Sandhills Area 4-H members who are in the 7th - 12th grade that are interested in participating, please contact Sue Pearman at spearman2@unl.edu as soon as possible.

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4-H DESIGN CAMP
A new challenge to 4-H’ers creativity will take place this summer at the 4-H Design Camp, June 13 and 14 at the Nebraska State 4-H Camp at Halsey. Future fashion designers and fashionistas will use watercolors to design two 4-H projects. One is a yard of fabric, and the other is fabric to create a garment, both of which can be entered in Beyond the Needle. They will also use engineering design principles to create a simple WearTec project.
4-H’ers must be enrolled in “STEAM Clothing 2 – Simply Sewing” or ” STEAM Clothing 3 – A Stitch Further” and be 10 years of age or older to participate in the camp. They may bring a pattern for a top, skirt, pants or shorts, simple dress, or romper to sew from their fabric. Campers should also bring a sewing machine and sewing notions.
The fashionistas will have the opportunity to enjoy the 4-H camp experience by tubing down the river, zipping down the zipline and spending a night at the camp. Cost is $125 per 4-H’er, which covers all fabric, watercolors, the WearTec project, and camp expenses. The camp will begin Tuesday, June 13th at 9:00 a.m. CDT and conclude on June 14th, at 4:00 p.m. with a runway style show with everyone modeling their original creation.
Contact the Central Sandhills Area Extension Office for enrollment forms and more information at 1-308-645-2267, or Sue Pearman at spearman2@unl.edu. Registration deadline is June 5th.

Baking Healthy Foods Day Camp
Who: Boys and Girls 9-18 years old
What: Participants will learn how to bake and eat healthy.
When: Tuesday, June 20th, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Where: Halsey Community Building at Halsey
(Sue can provide transportation from Mullen and Thedford)
Registration Deadline: Thursday, June 15. Session is limited to 12 participants.
Registration Fee: $20.00, to register message Sue at (308) 539-9903 or e-mail spearman2@unl.edu
Instructors: Jessye Goertz, Nebraska Extension Educator, Custer County; and Sue Pearman,
Nebraska Extension Educator, Central Sandhills Area

Coming soon: a special issue of 4-H camps that Sue will be holding this summer.

Important dates:
May 10th - Enrollments due
June 10th - Beef, Sheep, Goats, Swine, and Horse Id’s are due. To rollover your Horse Id’s from last year please call the office or email Sally at ssawyer3@unl.edu.
July 10th - Fair Entry forms are due! There is an editable fill-in form at centralsandhills.unl.edu/new4h.

Central Sandhills Area
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Thedford NE 69166-0148

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Mullen Marksmen receive 12 medals
and the bronze in team competition.
The Mullen Marksmen concluded their BB Gun season on Saturday, March 18th at the Nebraska State BB Gun Championship in Kimball, Nebraska. The Marksmen came away with 12 individual medals (9 gold) and the bronze in the team competition.
The team of Gracie Hoyt, Ashlyn Simonson, Ethan Hardin, Isabell Hoyt, and Alexander Werner finished in third place. With a top three finish, they received the bronze medals and an invitation to the Daisy National Shoot in Rogers, Arkansas. Due to competing at the national shoot last year, the Marksmen have to sit this year out (due to consecutive year rules).
In the 8 year old division Hannah O'Brien placed 7th with a total score of 372. In the 9-10 year old
division Ashlyn Simonson placed 3rd overall with a combined score of 458.15,
Izzy Hoyt placed 7th with a score of 422.11, Alexander Werner placed 10th with a combined score of 426.40. In the 11-12 year old division Ethan Hardin placed 6th with a total score of 445.9, Jadyn
Andersen placed 16th with a total score of 405.5. In the 13-15 year old division Gracie Hoyt is the State Champion in prone, sitting and overall shooting and State Champion with a total score of 480.23.
The Marksmen will be planning on a end of the season cookout soon and begin training in air rifle and air pistol disciplines. If you are interested in joining our team contact Kyle Hoyt at (308)546-9393

Jadyn Andersen, Alex Werner, Ashlyn Simonson, Ben Werner, Brandon Hardin, Hannah O’Brien and Ethan Hardin
(not pictured Gracie & Isabell Hoyt)

Enrollment Deadline May 10th!
Use Google Chrome and go to ne.4honline.com to enroll.